Ophthalmic Technician III #Full Time

Top Healthcare Provider Network The 61st Street Service Corporation provides administrative and clinical support staff for ColumbiaDoctors This position will support ColumbiaDoctors one of the largest multi specialty practices in the Northeast ColumbiaDoctors practices comprise an experienced group of more than 2800 physicians surgeons dentists and nurses offering more than 240 specialties and subspecialties Opportunity to grow as part of the Ophthalmic Technician Career Ladder Job Summary The Ophthalmic Technician III provides excellent patient care from basic eye health to surgical interventions The technicians assist the physicians in the examination and treatment of patients Our technicians are responsible for managing patients based on the appointment types triage phone calls performing testing and imaging as needed ensuring exam rooms are prepped and other duties as assigned Job Responsibilities Pre examination of patients for all specialties across all sites Assist physician with in office procedures ie lasers intra vitreal injections and minor proceduresGreet patients and visitors ensure patients have completed screening process and appropriate equipment upon arrival Call triage of patient matters such as post operative concerns prescription refill requests and medical questionsResponsible for patient histories visual acuity assessment and manual refractions anterior segment examination applanation tonometry pupil evaluation confrontation field and Amsler grid testingPerform basic diagnostic testing such as visual fields specular microscopy IOL masterImmersion A scans AtlasPentacam topography pneumatonometry and OCTAccurate documentation and reconciliation of drug logsResponsible for sterilization and calibration of instrumentsAssist with onboarding new staffAssist SupervisorManager with special projectsJob Requirements High School or equivalent requiredA minimum of five 5 years of ophthalmology experience or equivalent combination of education and experience including certifications in COA JCAHPO COT or refractive certifications or AOBCExperience in ophthalmic care in one or more of the following imaging modalities visual field testing optical coherence tomography Fundus photography Specular biomicroscopy Corneal topography Ophthalmic work up technical skills Study certification for clinical trials A Scans ScribingMust demonstrate proficiency conducting anterior imaging anterior segment slit lamp evaluation refinement refraction and basic ophthalmic pre examinationsCPR requiredPreferred multi specialty experience in a high volume settingPrior EMR experienceHourly Rate Ranges 2885 3640 Note Our salary offers will fall within these ranges based on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience skill set training and education 61st Street Service Corporation At 61st Street Service Corporation we are committed to providing our client with excellent customer service while maintaining a productive environment for all employees The Service Corporation offers a competitive comprehensive Benefit package to eligible employees; including Healthcare and various other benefits including Paid Time off to promote a healthy lifestyle We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we adhere to all requirements of all applicable federal state and local civil rights laws